Heart Box

Wanted to make my wife something, but wanted it to be a fairly quick diversion from the nursery cabinet that’s taking forever to build.

Inspired by Hrolfr’s heartbox

Made with Purpleheart, maple and walnut. I used Birch for the handles. Finished with Tung Oil and wax. This was my first bandsaw box after viewing Steve Marin’s video. Thanks Steve!

The only thing I had a bear of a time with was the burning caused by the bandsaw blade on the tight radii. It took hours of hand sanding the inside! I think that’s the first thing I’ve come across in woodworking that I don’t care for. Extensive Hand sanding! My wrist will never be the same.

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Wow, that looks great to be your first box. I also watched Steve’s video and I would like to build a bandsaw box too. You did a great job and helped me to decided to make one soon. To bad mother’s day has already past.

Hint. There is no substantive reason why the inside of the cabinet or the outside of the drawer should be sanded to remove bandsaw burn marks. Drawers are not meant to be removed from the cabinet, their functionality comes from the fact the are stored in a dust free environment, inside the cabinet.

Secondly, if you wish to have the drawer centralised within the cabinet, use sleepers / runners on the underside of the drawer. Sleepers are thin slivers, obtained from the off cuts, glued to the underside of the drawer. They not only help to locate the drawer centrally within the cabinet, but also make for a smoother operation when opening and closing.

When you say a tight radii, sounds like you are using the wrong size blade for this style of box.

Hi Mike. That is a nice bandsaw box. You learned the process well. Thanks for the link to Steve’s video. It answered a lot of questions I had about making one. Al ong time a go I saw my first bandsaw box and it was made from a tree branch. It gave me reservations about making one because of not having a flat surface to bandsaw from , but this changes all that thinking. I’m like you and want everything to be sanded nice and smooth. The trick is to look for the best tool to do the job. They are out there or you make them. The product is yours and you have to make it to satisfy yourself. Sanding is the finishing touch before you wrap it in a stain or finish.

Thanks so much for sharing. Isn’t Lumberjocks great?????

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